REBECCA  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "servant of God"

Popularity in 2008: #119

A name representing beauty in the Bible, an Old Testament classic that reached the heights of revived popularity in the seventies but is still a pretty and prudent choice.

Variations:
Bekki, Becka, Becca, Beck, Becky, Reeba, Becki, Riva, Rivah, Beckey, Rebeckah, Beckie, Beckee, Bekka, Rebekkah, Ribecca, Riba, Ree, Bekkie, Reba

International Variations:
Réba, Rébecca (French) Rebekka, Rebekah (German) Reveka (Greek) Rebeka (Hungarian) Rive, Revkah, Revka (Israeli) Rebecka (Nordic) Reveca (Romanian) Revekka (Russian) Rebeca (Spanish) Rifka (Yiddish)

People who like Rebecca also like:

Amelia, Anna, Emma, Henry

Rebecca is being discussed in our message boards:

• what if you had 20 kids?
• Names from about 1940
• Build a Name Together
• A "Normal" Life.
• Sib-sets!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Rebecca:

• MIDDLE NAMES: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
• FLOWER NAMES
• IRISH CELEBRITY BABY NAMES
• MIDDLE NAME ROSE: Is The Bloom Off?
• TIGER WOODS NAMES BABY CHARLIE, A SIBLING FOR SAM. But Which Is The Boy and Which Is The Girl?